The Preacher's Wife

“They needed help. What they got was a miracle.”

Released: 1996

PLOT

Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.

IMDB RATING

5.8

DIRECTOR

Penny Marshall

WRITERS

- Nat Mauldin - Allan Scott

Find Script

🕓Running time: 2h 3m

💰Budget: $40,000,000

🎫Revenue: $48,100,000

Actors

Denzel Washington

Denzel WashingtonDudley

Whitney Houston

Whitney HoustonJulia Biggs

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. VanceReverend Henry Biggs

Gregory Hines

Gregory HinesJoe Hamilton

Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer LewisMargueritte Coleman

Loretta Devine

Loretta DevineBeverly

Paul Bates

Paul BatesSaul Jeffreys

Justin Pierre Edmund

Justin Pierre EdmundJeremiah Biggs

Lionel Richie

Lionel RichieBritsloe

Victor Williams

Victor WilliamsRobbie

Shari Headley

Shari HeadleyArlene Chattan

Marcella Lowery

Marcella LoweryAnna Eldridge

Cissy Houston

Cissy HoustonMrs. Havergal

Charlotte d'Amboise

Charlotte d'AmboiseDebbie Paige

Helmar Augustus Cooper

Helmar Augustus CooperJohnson Keeley

Jernard Burks

Jernard BurksPizza Man

Aaron A. McConnaughey

Aaron A. McConnaugheyTeen

Lex Monson

Lex MonsonOsbert

Darvel Davis Jr.

Darvel Davis Jr.Hakim

William James Stiggers Jr.

William James Stiggers Jr.Billy Eldridge

Shyheim Franklin

Shyheim FranklinTeen

Taral Hicks

Taral HicksTeen

Kennan Scott

Kennan ScottTeen

Michael Alexander Jackson

Michael Alexander JacksonRobber

Jamie Tirelli

Jamie TirelliLiquor Store Owner

Lizan Mitchell

Lizan MitchellJudge

Robert Colston

Robert ColstonBailiff

Juliehera DeStefano

Juliehera DeStefanoReceptionist

Delores Mitchell

Delores MitchellMary Halford

David Langston Smyrl

David Langston SmyrlHanley's Waiter

Harsh Nayyar

Harsh NayyarChristmas Tree Man

Mervyn Warren

Mervyn WarrenPianist

Roy Haynes

Roy HaynesDrummer

George Coleman

George ColemanSax Player

Ted Dunbar

Ted DunbarGuitar Player

Jamil Nasser

Jamil NasserBass Player

Mary Bond Davis

Mary Bond DavisBernita

Toukie Smith

Toukie SmithTeleprompter Operator

Rutha Harris

Rutha HarrisSt. Matthew's Choir & Band Member

Jacqueline Martin

Jacqueline MartinSt. Matthew's Choir & Band Member

Teretha G. Houston

Teretha G. HoustonSt. Matthew's Choir & Band Member

Sharon A. Mitchell

Sharon A. MitchellSt. Matthew's Choir & Band Member

Steven Brown

Steven BrownDrummer

Dwain L. White

Dwain L. WhiteOrganist

Tania McDonald-Tomlinson

Tania McDonald-TomlinsonSheep - Nativity Choir (as Brittany Anderson)

Mark Gilbert

Mark GilbertWise Man - Nativity Choir

Michael Marshall

Michael MarshallWise Man - Nativity Choir

Kevin Mitchell

Kevin MitchellPainting Singer

Debbie Benitez

Debbie BenitezStore Owner's Wife (uncredited)

Marianne Hettinger

Marianne HettingerRobbery Witness (uncredited)

Anibal O. Lleras

Anibal O. LlerasPizza Man (uncredited)

David Madison

David MadisonDefendant (uncredited)

Adam Alexi-Malle

Adam Alexi-MalleRobbery Witness (uncredited)

John Rowe Jr.

John Rowe Jr.Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

Derrick Simmons

Derrick SimmonsRobber (uncredited)

Ronald Sylvers

Ronald SylversCongregation Member (uncredited)

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